| Benjamin Katz received his MFA from Claremont
Graduate School and for 15 years enjoyed a
career in the arts, exhibiting nationally
and internationally. He also taught ceramics
and painting at Sonoma State University in
California; the Institute of Industrial Design
in Helinski, Finland; the Studio School in
Spokane, Washington; and led workshops in
France, Sweden, and the United States.
Always a subject in his artwork, his interest
in the human form became the groundwork
for his studies as a somatic therapist.
In 1994, he graduated from the Institute
for Psycho-Structural Balancing in Santa
Monica, California. Since that time, in
addition to running a successful private
practice in Davis, California, Mr. Katz
has consistently studied the modalities
of cranial osteopathy and Visceral Manipulation.
Moreover, he has continued his passion for
the study of anatomy, which had its origins
in figure drawing. He audited classes in
gross and neuro anatomy at the University
of California, Davis Medical School as well
as participated in full cadaver dissections.
This association led to his teaching an
Introduction to Manual Medicine course at
the medical school. He collaborated with
Dee Ahern, Master Visceral Dissection teacher
and helped develop the dissection class
for the Visceral Manipulation curriculum.
He is currently a lecturer for the Visceral
Dissection class.
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